Math with Bad DrawingsCartoon Archive

Knock Knock

January 24, 2017

A text-only knock-knock joke using ℝᵐ and ℝⁿ in place of the classic 'banana' and 'orange.'

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Free for classrooms, worksheets, slides and other non-commercial use under CC BY-NC 4.0, with credit to Ben Orlin.

Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2017-01-24-knock-knock/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

"Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "ℝᵐ." "ℝᵐ who?" (×2)

"Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "ℝⁿ." "ℝⁿ who?"

"ℝⁿ't you glad I didn't say ℝᵐ?"

Topics
Linear Algebra › VectorsMath Culture › Vocabulary & NotationNumber & Arithmetic › Number Systems
Level
College
Themes
PunsJokes & Riddles